What is the HS code for Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal is 9607.11.00 (chapter 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles).

Customs duty on Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal in Nepal?

The customs duty on Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal (HS 9607.11.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 9.5%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal is classified under HS code 9607.11.00 (chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 9.5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

9.5%India & SAARC (SAFTA)

13%VAT

kgCustoms unit

Landed cost — worked example

For a shipment with a CIF value of Rs 100,000 (cost + insurance + freight to the Nepal border), the customs duty and VAT work out as:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	15%	Rs 15,000	Rs 14,950	Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	9.5%	Rs 9,500	Rs 14,235	Rs 123,735

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 9.5% — about Rs 6,215 less on this Rs 100,000 example, once the VAT on the saved duty is counted. How SAFTA & the certificate of origin work →

Excise duty, the road-development fee and other charges apply to specific goods (vehicles, alcohol, tobacco, petroleum…) and are not in the figure above. Open the full calculator →

Nepal’s imports of Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal

Nepal imported about Rs 9.25 Crore of Slide fasteners fitted with chain scoops o base metal in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Switzerland.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 7.16 Crore
China	Rs 1.03 Crore
Switzerland	Rs 14.4 Lakh
Italy	Rs 6.8 Lakh
France	Rs 4.4 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 9607.11.00 in the tariff Chapter 96